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05-21-2014 12:28 PM

Baillif

If it was a prey attack and it certainly looked like one that is probably the easiest type of agreession to fix. That clearly isn't it's only problem if it's going after shelter workers. Give it the needle.

05-21-2014 12:13 PM

Shade

Truly sickening

05-21-2014 12:06 PM

firestorm

That was a scary video, it looked like the dog was hunting, the dog went right up to the child and bite and was shaking the child. Like my dog does to a stuffed toy. Glad the child will be ok. The dog should be put down.

Thanks for clearing that up! But I'm not sure if I understand, even if the dog does have rabies, why keep it alive any longer? Do they perhaps think that the victims who were bitten are going to get it? I don't quite understand.

You can't rehabilitate a wolf! In my opinion that dog was hunting that child" too much prey" different than a fear bite or aggressive bite! That dog was hunting!
You can lock a killer away teach him to behave" give him the chance he will kill.I love all animals but sometimes you have to do the right thing" put the dog down!! J.m.o. Bill

They are sick in the head. The people. Crazy. They are a danger to themselves, and others. And there are breeding and raising children who are growing up even crazier, having both received the insanity through their genetics, and having been imprinted through these parents. Something ought to be done about it. But alas! There is no common-sense test required in order to be able to stay intact.

If the dog has been trying to attack the workers at the shelter . . . why would ANYONE go to bat for the dog, original incident aside. Stupid Bakersfield/California!

They are sick in the head. The people. Crazy. They are a danger to themselves, and others. And there are breeding and raising children who are growing up even crazier, having both received the insanity through their genetics, and having been imprinted through these parents. Something ought to be done about it. But alas! There is no common-sense test required in order to be able to stay intact.

05-21-2014 12:07 AM

Cara Fusinato

If the dog has been trying to attack the workers at the shelter . . . why would ANYONE go to bat for the dog, original incident aside. Stupid Bakersfield/California!

EDIT: Why is the dog even quarantined anyway? Why has it not been put down straight away?

Rabies.......we don't have to worry about that nasty over here

Kids taking bones, parents not supervising, kids climbing on Rover.....yada, yada, yada.....heard it all before.....none of that is relevant to this dog......

05-20-2014 10:17 PM

bill

You can't rehabilitate a wolf! In my opinion that dog was hunting that child" too much prey" different than a fear bite or aggressive bite! That dog was hunting!
You can lock a killer away teach him to behave" give him the chance he will kill.I love all animals but sometimes you have to do the right thing" put the dog down!! J.m.o. Bill

As much as I respect Cesar Millan I think this is a bad idea! I have read his books and have even seen a few of his television shows and I respect his views that a dog is a dog, and some of his methods are similar to what I do, some are not as well, but even if he does rehabilitate the dog, simply, it just seems to be a waste of resources and time when so many other worthy animals can equally be good pets and they have never harmed a person in their life! I think Cesar Millan must see this as a challenge or something, but also, from what I have read of his books, he seems to really want to preserve the life of any dog. But I guess this is an area where I don't agree with his methods.

EDIT: Why is the dog even quarantined anyway? Why has it not been put down straight away?

Maybe it's cheaper to quarantine the dog than it is to send the head off for testing. Maybe other diseases besides rabies may present themselves, and that knowledge would be good for the victims to have. Some things can be transmitted to humans.

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